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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its Critical Waste Issues for the 116th Congress. The report cuts through the clutter to outline important proposals for smaller and more efficient government.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) announced the results of its online poll for the 2018 Porker of the Year. There were five worthy candidates who were guilty of promoting patently flawed policies, defending wasteful boondoggles, and pushing a big-spending agenda.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) sent letters to 16 federal departments and agencies detailing potential spending cuts that could be made in furtherance of President Trump’s “nickel plan” for an across the board 5 percent budget cut, which he announced on October 17, 2018.

During a meeting on October 17, 2018, President Trump directed you and other members of his Cabinet to cut their department budgets by 5 percent in fiscal year (FY) 2019. With a national debt of more than $21 trillion and the budget deficit soaring to its highest level since 2012, President Trump’s initiative will help to improve fiscal responsibility.

On September 6, 2018, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to evaluate the ill-famed ten-year anniversary of conservatorship for government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Committee members and witnesses addressed the inherent dangers of keeping the status quo as well as potential reforms to limit systemic risk.

Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) marked the 10-year anniversary of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac being placed under government conservatorship by highlighting today’s House Financial Services Committee hearing, “A Failure to Act: How a Decade without GSE Reform Has Once Again Put Taxpayers at Risk.”

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) its August 2018 Porker of the Month for proposing a bill that would subsidize rent with taxpayer dollars.